{"id":9599,"date":"2025-04-15T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/?p=9599"},"modified":"2025-04-15T07:07:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:07:01","slug":"fancy-ligatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/fancy-ligatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Fancy Ligatures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If you\u2019ve been following me for more than a little while you likely know I\u2019ve written multiple posts about fonts. And in at least two posts I\u2019ve talked about glyphs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Well, the other day I had a revelation of sorts. Other than the post in which I was complaining about \u201cmissing\u201d glyphs, I\u2019ve never really talked about how to use all those fancy ligatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">So, today I\u2019m going to take care of that&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Using Glyphs<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HowToUseGlyphssmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HowToUseGlyphssmaller.jpg\" alt=\"How To Use Glyphs\" class=\"wp-image-9600\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HowToUseGlyphssmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HowToUseGlyphssmaller-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HowToUseGlyphssmaller-350x270.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Way back in March of 2023, in my \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/ready-to-add-words\/\" title=\"\">Ready To Add Words?<\/a><\/strong>\u201d post I actually touched on glyphs very lightly mentioning the \u201cextra features\u201d we get with an Open Type font. The bottom line is glyphs make our text look fancy! That is if we know how to use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">For those of us creating digital art, we use glyphs almost exclusively in typography. That doesn\u2019t mean that\u2019s the only time. Some fonts come with lovely swash, flourish or swirl glyphs that can be used as decorative elements on a layout.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Windows11smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Windows11smaller.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 11\" class=\"wp-image-9601\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Windows11smaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Windows11smaller-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Before I go much further, I want to remind you that not only am I a Photoshop Elements (PSE) 2024 user, I also use Microsoft Windows 11. Everything I post about is driven by the Windows Platform &amp; PSE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">And another heads-up. For this particular post, if you are not a Windows user, a lot of what I\u2019m going to cover may not be very helpful for you as I know virtually nothing about using a Mac platform. I will try to point out alternatives to Windows when I can. But I may not be able to offer specific details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Moving on. Back in March 2023 in my \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/what-is-a-font-manager\/\" title=\"\">What Is A Font Manager<\/a><\/strong>\u201d post I talked about how font managers &amp; the Microsoft Character Map make it easier to access any glyphs that come with a font.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">There are a lot of font managers available and how you can access the glyphs in each can vary. Combine that with the fact that perhaps not many of you use a font manager, I\u2019m going to concentrate on using a Character Map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Character Maps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If you\u2019re already familiar with using a character map, feel free to skip on down to the &#8220;Getting The Glyphs&#8221; section by clicking <strong><a href=\"#getting-glyphs\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Character Map apps help us view and use special characters that aren&#8217;t on our keyboards, such as accents, symbols, and characters (glyphs) in fonts. Most Character Map apps allow you to save or copy\/paste these characters into other applications (PSE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">It is important to note that in order to access anything other than \u201csystem\u201d fonts I need to ensure that the font(s) I\u2019m looking for is either installed in the system font folder or activated in my font manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">There are multiple Character Map applications available for both Windows and Mac platforms. In Windows there is a \u201cbuilt-in\u201d Character Map:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapLogosmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapLogosmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Windows Basic Character Map\" class=\"wp-image-9602\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapLogosmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapLogosmaller-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapLogosmaller-361x270.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I can access it by searching for &#8220;Character Map&#8221; in the Windows search bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The equivalent of a Character Map on macOS is the Character Viewer. Additionally, viewing all the characters available in a specific font on macOS, is accomplished by using the Font Book app. Just open Font Book, select the desired font, and then switch to &#8220;Repertoire&#8221; mode. This will display all glyphs (characters) included in the font. This is likely the option to provide the easiest access to font glyphs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I cannot generate an image of the Mac Character Viewer since I don\u2019t use a Mac platform. However, I was able to find a Font Book app graphic on the internet:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MacOSFontBooksmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MacOSFontBooksmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Mac Font Book\" class=\"wp-image-10099\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MacOSFontBooksmaller.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MacOSFontBooksmaller-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MacOSFontBooksmaller-430x270.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">In Windows 11 this is how the Character Map appears:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Native Character Map\" class=\"wp-image-9603\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapsmaller-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapsmaller-254x270.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This display box comes in a \u201cone size fits all\u201d format and cannot be made any larger. And the characters are all represented in a rather archaic (like in the 80s) form so it\u2019s not very \u201cpretty\u201d to look at. But it does work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">All I have to do is scroll through the list of characters to find the glyph(s) I want to use. When I find a character that I want to use I simply click on it. Windows then shows a mildly larger version of the character. And I click the \u201cSelect\u201d button. After I select the character(s) I want I just click the \u201cCopy\u201d button:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMap2smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMap2smaller.jpg\" alt=\"Copy Glyphs\" class=\"wp-image-9604\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMap2smaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMap2smaller-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMap2smaller-254x270.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Windows places the character(s) in my Windows clipboard. Now here\u2019s the tricky part of using this Windows \u201cnative\u201d Character Map. It used to be that I couldn\u2019t paste the copied character(s) directly into a blank PSE file. And here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Years ago, you couldn&#8217;t copy and paste glyphs from just about any Character Map (or even most font managers) directly into PSE because Photoshop Elements lacks a dedicated &#8220;Glyphs&#8221; panel, which is the primary tool in full Photoshop versions that allows access to and inserting of alternate characters or glyphs from a font. If you weren&#8217;t using full Photoshop, you could only paste these glyphs into a \u201ctext based\u201d application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">However, today in PSE 2024 I can paste glyphs into a text box that is using the same font as what I used in the Character Map. I\u2019m not sure in which version of PSE that change was made. I\u2019ll be really honest with you\u2026I gave up trying the copy\/paste option back in the early 2000s because I learned a suitable workaround. More on that in a minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If the version of PSE that you\u2019re using doesn\u2019t support the standard copy\/paste functions, the copied items may need to be pasted into Microsoft (MS) Word or other text based \u201capp\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Given that a fair number of people may not be using PSE 2024, throughout the remainder of this post I will continue as if I do not have the option to paste into a text box when using PSE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">With the character(s) pasted into a text app (e.g., MS Word) I still need to select the character(s) and change the font to the same one I used in the Character Map. In this example I am using the Wishful Display font (shown in the character map above). I need to use that same font for the copied character(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I created a blank document (other than the \u201ctitle\u201d) in MS Word. On my system MS Word uses Calibri as the default font. If I paste the character(s) into a blank line without changing the font to Wishful Display I get this:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapCopiedsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapCopiedsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Glyphs Copied\" class=\"wp-image-9605\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapCopiedsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMapCopiedsmaller-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If I duplicate that line of text and change the font to Wishful Display, I get this:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMap3smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMap3smaller.jpg\" alt=\"Glyphs - Correct Font\" class=\"wp-image-9606\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMap3smaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMap3smaller-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCMap3smaller-394x270.jpg 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If I place the first character on its own line, change the font size to around 150 and press Ctrl+C, I can place that character into my clipboard. Believe it or not, now I can paste that copied character into a PSE file:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCopiedToPSEsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCopiedToPSEsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Glyph White Background\" class=\"wp-image-9607\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCopiedToPSEsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCopiedToPSEsmaller-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsNativeCopiedToPSEsmaller-261x270.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">It\u2019s kind of small and yes, there is a white background. But these are easy to fix. I can resize it to however large I want\/need and delete the white background. Unless I copied this character directly into a layout (on its own layer) I would now crop this file to size and save the character as a PNG for later use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Seems like a lot of work just to get a special character (glyph), right? Yeah, it kind of is. But if you can&#8217;t paste into your version of PSE, it may be your only option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">But there is one other thing about the Windows \u201cbuilt-in\u201d Character Map that can be an issue. As far as I&#8217;ve found in checking multiple &#8220;fancy fonts&#8221;, all of the glyphs don&#8217;t show up all of the time. Some font glyphs can be stored in a \u201cPrivate Use Area\u201d that the Windows \u201cbuilt-in\u201d Character Map either doesn&#8217;t recognize or can&#8217;t display. And even if\/when Windows recognizes this area, finding it is often next to impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">That&#8217;s actually the biggest reason I don&#8217;t use the Windows \u201cbuilt-in\u201d Character Map. So how do I make all of this easier? Read on\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Alternate Character Maps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As I mentioned earlier, there are multiple Character Map Apps available for both Windows and Mac. The one which is currently suggested to be the best for Windows is \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/detail\/9wzdncrdxf41?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Character Map UWP<\/a><\/strong>\u201d. It is available at the Microsoft Store and is free to download:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsCharacterMapsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsCharacterMapsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Character Map UWP\" class=\"wp-image-9608\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsCharacterMapsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WindowsCharacterMapsmaller-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The app most suggest for Mac users is \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/unicode-character-map-free\/id504833829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Unicode Character Map<\/a><\/strong>\u201d. It is available at the Apple App Store and is also free to download:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MACCharacterMapsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MACCharacterMapsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Mac Character Map\" class=\"wp-image-9609\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MACCharacterMapsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MACCharacterMapsmaller-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Since I don\u2019t use a Mac platform, I can only show you examples for the Windows Character Map UWP app. So here we go\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">From here on out I\u2019ll refer to this app as simply \u201cUWP\u201d. When I open the app it looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPCharacterMap2smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPCharacterMap2smaller.jpg\" alt=\"UWP Character Map\" class=\"wp-image-10113\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPCharacterMap2smaller.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPCharacterMap2smaller-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPCharacterMap2smaller-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPCharacterMap2smaller-354x270.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Right away you should be able to tell that this is going to be a much nicer display\u2026and it can be made full-screen if so needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">You might be able to see that there is a settings (gear) icon near the top right corner of the display box. To be honest\u2026I\u2019ve never messed with it because I\u2019ve never really needed to do more than what I\u2019m about to show you. But you are welcome to explore the settings options on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> I apologize if you can&#8217;t see all the words\/icons clearly. It&#8217;s so hard to come up with an image size that works both on a desktop display and a tablet\/phone display. If you right-click on an image in your browser, you should get a dropdown where you can select &#8220;Open image in new tab&#8221;. For some images in my posts this will display a larger version of what you see within the post itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Next, at the top left of the display where it says All Fonts, you should be able to see the down arrow to the left of that header. If I click on that down arrow I get this dropdown:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UWPFontChoicessmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UWPFontChoicessmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Font Choices\" class=\"wp-image-9611\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UWPFontChoicessmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UWPFontChoicessmaller-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UWPFontChoicessmaller-214x270.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I don\u2019t use this too frequently because I generally know exactly which specific font I want to see. But if you don\u2019t have a font manager, this is a great way to look for fonts in a specific category. So that\u2019s kind of a bonus to using this app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">And you may have noticed that just below that All Fonts header it shows how many font families are \u201cloaded\u201d. Right now, it says 909. Which to me is hysterical because I have waaaaaaaaaaay more fonts than that. But that\u2019s because I don\u2019t have my font manager running in the background. As soon as I start the font manager that number goes up to 1,746 font families! And that only accounts for the fonts I have activated \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DonNeedFontssmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DonNeedFontssmaller.jpg\" alt=\"No More Fonts\" class=\"wp-image-9612\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DonNeedFontssmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DonNeedFontssmaller-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DonNeedFontssmaller-391x270.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Moving on. Let\u2019s take another look at that search area:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UsingGlyphs-UWPSearchsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UsingGlyphs-UWPSearchsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"UWP Search Area\" class=\"wp-image-10066\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UsingGlyphs-UWPSearchsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UsingGlyphs-UWPSearchsmaller-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">So, below that number of font families you will find a search area with a little magnifying glass that says \u201cFind a font family\u201d. This is where I\u2019ll type the name of the font I\u2019ll be using today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Off to the right-hand side of the main display (shown above) just to the left of the Settings (gear) icon, there is another search area with a little magnifying glass which reads \u201cSearch by name or unicode hex\u201d. That is where I can type the name\/code of a specific letter for which I want to see glyphs. I&#8217;ll be doing this in the next section so keep this area in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">There are other options that I\u2019ll cover as I go through actually using the UWP app.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a id=\"getting-glyphs\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Getting The Glyphs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I recently ran a cross a new (for me) font that I\u2019ve just been itching to use. And this post seemed a great time to play. Today the font I\u2019m excited about is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1001fonts.com\/edhan-martine-font.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Edhan Martine<\/a><\/strong> available at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1001fonts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">1001Fonts<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EdhanMartineFontsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EdhanMartineFontsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Edhan Martine\" class=\"wp-image-9615\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EdhanMartineFontsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EdhanMartineFontsmaller-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Notice how it says there are 150 ligatures? How could I not be drooling at this point \ud83d\ude09 But let\u2019s see if we can find all 150 of those shall we.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Earlier I mentioned the &#8220;Private Use Area&#8221; where some glyphs can be found. For the Edhan Martine font there are over 200 ligatures in that area alone. Clearly, they aren\u2019t included in that \u201c150 ligatures\u201d mentioned in that image above. So, I\u2019m not 100% sure what the font creator considered a \u201cligature\u201d. Over time I\u2019ve come to not put much stock in the number of \u201cpromised\u201d glyphs \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Within UWP, the &#8220;Private Use Area&#8221; is all the way at the bottom of the character display. When you\u2019re looking for a glyph\/ligature that may show up in a font preview such as the one above and you can\u2019t find it quickly, don&#8217;t get too concerned. Just keep scrolling through the UWP until you get to the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> For those of you who may have &#8220;skipped&#8221; to this section without reading about Character Maps, I will be describing how to work with glyphs as if I do not have the option to paste into a text box when using PSE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As is my habit, I\u2019ll start with a 12&#215;12 file and set the background color to white. I open the Horizontal Type tool, select the Edhan Martine font and use the following settings:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EdhanMartineSettings2smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EdhanMartineSettings2smaller.jpg\" alt=\"Font Settings\" class=\"wp-image-10117\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EdhanMartineSettings2smaller.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EdhanMartineSettings2smaller-300x32.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EdhanMartineSettings2smaller-768x83.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EdhanMartineSettings2smaller-604x65.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Color is set to a medium dark blue (#003471), the Size to 100, Leading to Auto, Tracking to zero, Center Text and the Anti-aliasing box is checked. I used 100 as the size as I want this to show up nicely in my example images. If you\u2019re following along, you can use whatever size fits your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I draw a text box about 6 inches wide and 3 1\/2 inches high near the center of the page. Then I just type my words:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LosAngelesNormalsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LosAngelesNormalsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Normal Text\" class=\"wp-image-9624\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LosAngelesNormalsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LosAngelesNormalsmaller-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LosAngelesNormalsmaller-261x270.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Again, if you\u2019re following along, you can make the text box whatever size you like just be sure the word \u201cLos\u201d is on a separate line from \u201cAngeles\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I love how this font has what I\u2019ll call \u201cbuilt-in\u201d glyphs. By that I mean the fancy way some adjacent letters just automatically connect! To get this effect with a lot of other fonts I\u2019d need to rely on (hope for) glyphs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Even with those fancy connections I still want to jazz this up a bit more using some of the fun glyphs included with this font.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Now I go to the UWP app. Here you can see what happens once I typed in Edhan:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan2smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan2smaller.jpg\" alt=\"Edhan Martine Font\" class=\"wp-image-10120\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan2smaller.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan2smaller-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan2smaller-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan2smaller-354x270.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Because I already know what glyphs are available and what I want to do with this example word art, I\u2019m going to start by searching for the capital letter L. So, I click in the top right search box (the area I mentioned in the previous section) and type in <strong>L<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-L2smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-L2smaller.jpg\" alt=\"Capital L\" class=\"wp-image-10123\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-L2smaller.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-L2smaller-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-L2smaller-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-L2smaller-354x270.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Now I\u2019ll go into some of the other options I didn\u2019t mention earlier. If you look at the lower right section of the display you will see some information that wasn\u2019t there when I first pulled up the font.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">There\u2019s now a listing for Typography Variations. And for this letter L it indicates there are three variations (including Default which is the \u201cnormal\u201d L). To see the others all I have to do is click on the down arrow to the left of the word Default and a dropdown appears:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-LDrop2smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-LDrop2smaller.jpg\" alt=\"Variant Dropdown\" class=\"wp-image-10124\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-LDrop2smaller.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-LDrop2smaller-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-LDrop2smaller-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-LDrop2smaller-344x270.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Even with this small image, you should be able to see that there are three versions of the letter L that are available from this section. I don\u2019t mean to disappoint you but I have to tell you none of those are what I wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Now I have to admit, the first time I did this type of search I was shocked that I didn\u2019t see the one result I was hoping to see. But what I learned from that first search is this; if the glyph is in the \u201cPrivate Use Area\u201d I mentioned above, it will not show up in this drop down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">So, why didn\u2019t I just go to that section? Because I wanted you to see how this works and wouldn\u2019t be surprised if you ran into it on your own later. And now you already know how the dropdown works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">That said I\u2019m going to scroll down to the &#8220;Private Use Area&#8221; and find the variation I do want:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-Lo2smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-Lo2smaller.jpg\" alt=\"Multi-Letter Glyph\" class=\"wp-image-10126\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-Lo2smaller.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-Lo2smaller-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-Lo2smaller-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhan-Lo2smaller-354x270.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Because this character is in the &#8220;Private Use Area&#8221;, UWP does not have any typography variations displayed for this character. This is why it doesn\u2019t show up in that dropdown I tried above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> When I created the images for this post UWP displayed a \u201cheader\u201d at the beginning of this area. As of today, the UWP Character Map app may no longer specifically identify the \u201cPrivate Use Area\u201d due to changes in how it handles character encoding and font support. Please don\u2019t be concerned if you can\u2019t find the \u201cheading\u201d if you are using UWP. Additionally, the \u201cPrivate Use Area\u201d may not always be at the very bottom of the display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Now with that glyph selected. You might be \u201cguessing\u201d that I will now likely click on Copy in the bottom right section below where it says \u201cU+E10A, Private Use Area\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UsingGlyphs-UWPCopyAreasmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UsingGlyphs-UWPCopyAreasmaller.jpg\" alt=\"UWP Copy Area\" class=\"wp-image-10089\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UsingGlyphs-UWPCopyAreasmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UsingGlyphs-UWPCopyAreasmaller-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Sadly, this would result in having to do exactly what I was trying to avoid\u2026all those steps required using the Windows \u201cbuilt-in\u201d Character Map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Instead of copying this glyph, I am going to use the Save As function. This will give me a PNG version of this glyph, with a <strong><em>transparent<\/em><\/strong> background. This is so much simpler because the PNG is one, big, size and will not have the pesky white background I encountered earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">So, I click on Save As and this Pop-up displays:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UWPEdhan-LoSavesmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UWPEdhan-LoSavesmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Save Options\" class=\"wp-image-9629\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UWPEdhan-LoSavesmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UWPEdhan-LoSavesmaller-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UWPEdhan-LoSavesmaller-280x270.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">You can see that this Pop-up is split into two sections: \u201cSave as PNG image\u201d and \u201cSave as SVG image\u201d. Unless you\u2019re accustomed to dealing with Scaleable Vector Graphics (SVG) files outside of PSE, you won\u2019t ever want to use the Save as SVG image section. PSE does not support SVG files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">That said, I click on Black Fill under Save as PNG image. You can choose white if you like. Either option will work as the glyph can be re-colored later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">At this point a Windows Explorer save as dialog box opens and I have to select the folder to which I want the file saved. Little secret here\u2026I keep a folder on my desktop named \u201cBlank Folder\u201d that is a great repository for this type of situation. And it\u2019s easier to get to than sorting through the OCD-type file organization structure I\u2019ve created for myself \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OCDSanitysmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OCDSanitysmaller.jpg\" alt=\"OCD Sanity\" class=\"wp-image-9630\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OCDSanitysmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OCDSanitysmaller-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/OCDSanitysmaller-393x270.jpg 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Sorry\u2026got a little off-topic there. UWP will default the name of the PNG to the font name plus the unicode hex name of the glyph. In my case the default file name is Edhan Martine Regular &#8211; U+E10A and I\u2019m fine with that. You can change the name if you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Then I just click Save and Windows closes that dialog box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Just make sure you save yours somewhere you\u2019ll remember\u2026maybe even just your desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I can now insert my glyph as an image into my PSE file:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-LoAddedsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-LoAddedsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Glyph Added\" class=\"wp-image-9631\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-LoAddedsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-LoAddedsmaller-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-LoAddedsmaller-261x270.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> You can pull this into any program that allows images, including word processing, graphics software or even PDFs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">You can see that when I pulled the glyph image into PSE it is at full-size<strong>. <\/strong>But it won\u2019t be a problem to resize the image. I just drag the corners to scale the image so the size of the L (by height) is consistent with what I have in my text box:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-LoResizedsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-LoResizedsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Glyph Resized\" class=\"wp-image-9632\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-LoResizedsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-LoResizedsmaller-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-LoResizedsmaller-260x270.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Don\u2019t get confused by the underlying blue text. That\u2019s really just there to help me keep things spaced properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As much as I like this glyph, I really wish the letter \u201co\u201d looked more like one of the alternates for the upper-case letter \u201cO\u201d. But guess what? Because this glyph image is just that\u2026an image, I can modify it. So that\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m going to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Even if you have the ability to copy\/paste glyphs into a text box with PSE, sometimes it is advantageous to still use the \u201cSave as\u201d option. Fact is, I almost always save my glyphs. And what I\u2019m about to do is exactly one of the reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Using the same steps I outlined above, I\u2019m going to grab the capital &#8220;O&#8221; alternate from the Stylistic Set 1 (third down in the list):<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EdhanMartineUC-Osmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EdhanMartineUC-Osmaller.jpg\" alt=\"O Alternates\" class=\"wp-image-9633\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EdhanMartineUC-Osmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EdhanMartineUC-Osmaller-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EdhanMartineUC-Osmaller-311x270.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I know\u2026you\u2019re wondering how this is going to work since it\u2019s an uppercase \u201cO\u201d. Don\u2019t forget\u2026this too will ultimately be an image which can be re-sized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">So, I pull that new glyph into my file and resize it to match (as closely as possible) the existing \u201co\u201d in the previous glyph:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-NewoAddedsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-NewoAddedsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"New O Added\" class=\"wp-image-9634\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-NewoAddedsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-NewoAddedsmaller-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-NewoAddedsmaller-261x270.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Tada! I have my fancy glyph. And this is looking pretty good so far! Before I do anything else I am going to erase the not so fancy \u201co\u201d from the original glyph. I can do this one of two ways: 1 \u2013 draw a selection around the \u201co\u201d and just press the Delete key. Or 2 \u2013 just use the Eraser tool and a hard round brush. Either will work:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-oDeletedsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-oDeletedsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Old O Deleted\" class=\"wp-image-9635\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-oDeletedsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-oDeletedsmaller-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-oDeletedsmaller-261x270.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I can then unhide the fancy \u201co\u201d and it looks exactly how I wanted. I then link the \u201cL\u201d and the fancy \u201co\u201d layers together in case I need to move them. I want them to move as a unit so I can retain the integrity of their alignment. I could go the extra step and merge those two layers but it\u2019s really not necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Because I deleted that \u201co\u201d I now also have a new alternate for the capital L. If I save this \u201clone\u201d L as a PNG file I\u2019d have it for use another time. A nice little trick to keep in mind for later. Glyph PNGs can be modified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Now it\u2019s just a matter of grabbing the remaining glyphs I want to use! I won\u2019t bore you with the step-by-step process for gathering the remaining letter glyphs. I just followed the same steps for each and here are the rest of the letter glyphs to dress up this word art:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-AllGlyphsAddedsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-AllGlyphsAddedsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"All Letter Glyphs Added\" class=\"wp-image-9636\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-AllGlyphsAddedsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-AllGlyphsAddedsmaller-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-AllGlyphsAddedsmaller-261x270.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I know this looks kind of messy right now with the original words behind. But this is exactly why I typed the words. Having this base helped me align all the glyphs in the proper positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The next thing I need to do is type (individually) the remaining standard letters (s, n, e &amp; s) using the same font settings (other than color) I used at the beginning of this section: Color=black this time, Size=100, Leading=Auto, Tracking=zero and the Anti-aliasing box checked. Then I align them in their respective positions to complete the words:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-AllNewAddedsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-AllNewAddedsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Remaining Letters Added\" class=\"wp-image-9637\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-AllNewAddedsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-AllNewAddedsmaller-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-AllNewAddedsmaller-261x270.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Yes, it\u2019s still messy but I\u2019m going to hide the original text before I do one more thing. Do you see that star\/sparkle \u201cicon\u201d in the center of that fancy \u201co\u201d? Guess what\u2026there\u2019s a separate glyph (actually 2 sizes) that can be used independently. So, I want to add a little sparkle to my word art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I go back to the UWP app and scroll all the way down to near the bottom of the &#8220;Private Use Area&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhanStars2smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhanStars2smaller.jpg\" alt=\"Private Use Area - Stars\" class=\"wp-image-10127\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhanStars2smaller.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhanStars2smaller-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhanStars2smaller-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UWPEdhanStars2smaller-354x270.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">And there they are. I outlined them in case they were too small for you to see easily. In the somewhat small image above, it may be hard for you to tell the one big difference between these two icons. The one that looks larger (Unicode name: U+E199,) is also a bit more elongated than the other. So, I\u2019m actually going to grab both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Once again, I just saved each of these as a PNG file. Then I pull them into my word art file and inserted a few of each version. Then I randomly scattered them at various points around the letters:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-CompletedWordArtsmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-CompletedWordArtsmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Completed Word Art\" class=\"wp-image-9639\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-CompletedWordArtsmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-CompletedWordArtsmaller-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-CompletedWordArtsmaller-261x270.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I zoomed in fairly close so you could see how those stars\/sparkles looked. And you may have noticed that I did also close the gap a bit between the top word and the bottom word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Now let\u2019s take a quick look at the before and after:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-BeforeAftersmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-BeforeAftersmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Before &amp; After\" class=\"wp-image-9640\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-BeforeAftersmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-BeforeAftersmaller-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UsingGlyphs-BeforeAftersmaller-286x270.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">What a difference a few glyphs can make. But don\u2019t go too crazy. Adding too many glyphs to your word can make for a nearly illegible mess:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TooManyGlyphssmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TooManyGlyphssmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Too Many Glyphs\" class=\"wp-image-9641\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TooManyGlyphssmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TooManyGlyphssmaller-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TooManyGlyphssmaller-289x270.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I hope this rather lengthy post makes you want to take a different look at some of your fonts! And as a bonus for you making it to the end, here are some other free fonts that have lovely glyphs for you to play with. They\u2019re all available at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">dafont.com<\/a><\/strong>. Or just click the font name below to go directly to it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/asmelina-harley.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/asmelina-harley-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/asmelina-harley-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/asmelina-harley-font-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/asmelina-harley-font-604x129.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/candle-mustard.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/candle-mustard-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/candle-mustard-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/candle-mustard-font-300x47.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/candle-mustard-font-604x95.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/inkland.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/inkland-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/inkland-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/inkland-font-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/inkland-font-604x129.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/king-lionel.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/king-lionel-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/king-lionel-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/king-lionel-font-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/king-lionel-font-604x129.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/lovely-girl.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lovely-girl-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lovely-girl-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lovely-girl-font-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lovely-girl-font-604x153.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/lovely-home.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lovely-home-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lovely-home-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lovely-home-font-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lovely-home-font-604x139.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/pacific-again.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pacific-again-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pacific-again-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pacific-again-font-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pacific-again-font-604x203.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/qwerty-ability.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/qwerty-ability.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/qwerty-ability.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/qwerty-ability-300x49.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/qwerty-ability-604x98.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/sandrina.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sandrina-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sandrina-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sandrina-font-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sandrina-font-604x149.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/shink.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shink-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shink-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shink-font-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shink-font-604x127.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/strawberry-blossom.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strawberry-blossom-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strawberry-blossom-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strawberry-blossom-font-300x49.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strawberry-blossom-font-604x99.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/veni.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/veni-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/veni-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/veni-font-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/veni-font-604x182.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/watermelon-script.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/watermelon-script.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/watermelon-script.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/watermelon-script-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/watermelon-script-604x104.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/weather-sunday.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weather-sunday.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weather-sunday.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weather-sunday-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weather-sunday-604x105.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/yessy.font\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/yessy-font.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/yessy-font.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/yessy-font-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/yessy-font-604x229.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Glyph Tips<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TopGlyphTipssmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TopGlyphTipssmaller.jpg\" alt=\"Glyph Tips\" class=\"wp-image-9685\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TopGlyphTipssmaller.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TopGlyphTipssmaller-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Using glyphs can often require a bit of imagination. Don\u2019t be afraid to experiment with your creativity here. And don\u2019t sit there and say that you\u2019re not creative. I know you are simply by virtue of the fact that you\u2019ve read this post!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Looking at glyphs can make you rethink the look of your title. And this too takes an open mind and some creativity. A lot of people ignore (or are unaware of) glyphs. It\u2019s amazing the whole new world that\u2019s out there when you explore glyphs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Don\u2019t get too carried away with adding glyphs to your words. Remember the old adage; \u201cLess is more!\u201d This is so true with glyphs. If you add too many it makes your word crowded and difficult to read. Not to mention totally distracting when added to a layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Remember to think outside the box!!! Glyph PNGs are no different than any other image\u2026they can be modified. If you find a glyph that you\u2019d like to use but only part of it fits your particular word, just modify the glyph. As you saw above, I\u2019ve actually on occasion, used pieces of multiple glyphs to create my own new alternate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Glyph font pairing can be tricky. Try to avoid pairing two fonts with glyphs together. They&#8217;re quite ornate in nature and would compete with one another. It would also be a little tough on the eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Pair thicker, heavier weighted-fonts with skinny fonts and script fonts with print font. And <strong>please<\/strong> try not to use ALL-CAPS with a glyph font. It&#8217;s just really unfortunate to look at and makes my eyes hurt (both literally and figuratively). On rare occasions they can work but please do this sparingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Don\u2019t forget to try adding styles to your glyphs just as you might with any other word. Oh, and adding glitter to star\/sparkle, swirl or swash type glyphs can be so fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Other than that&#8230;just have fun exploring glyphs with the UWP (or other) character map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Thanks for reading this week\u2019s Tuesday Tip. Remember, if you have any suggestions or questions please don\u2019t hesitate to &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/message-me\/\" title=\"\">Message Me<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;. Check back next week for a tip about a different way to use a frame! Click \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/yourscrappingcafe.kit.com\/\" title=\"\">Follow Me<\/a><\/strong>\u201d to stay in touch. I hope you have a wonderful week!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StayInTouchsmaller.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StayInTouchsmaller.png\" alt=\"Stay In Touch\" class=\"wp-image-3217\" style=\"width:175px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StayInTouchsmaller.png 320w, https:\/\/www.yourscrappingcafe.com\/home\/d19521157\/public_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StayInTouchsmaller-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been following me for more than a little while you likely know I\u2019ve written multiple posts about fonts. And in at least two posts I\u2019ve talked about glyphs. Well, the other day I had a revelation of sorts. Other than the post in which I was complaining about \u201cmissing\u201d glyphs, I\u2019ve never really talked about how to use all those fancy ligatures. 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